by Carole Epp | Dec 21, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Closing date: 1 February 2012
Entries for the 2012 Sidney Myer Fund Australian Ceramic Award (SMFACA) can only be submitted online via our Online Entry Form. With $55,000 in prize money, the SMFACA cements its place as the premier Australian / International acquisitive ceramic art award. Three artists will be shortlisted in each category; Australian, International and Emerging Australian. One recipient artist will be chosen from the shortlisted artists in each category and receive a significant stipend to produce a body of work for exhibition on the understanding that the gallery will select part of the work for its collection. There will be six months between the announcement of award recipients and the delivery of works to the gallery.
Find all the details here.
by Carole Epp | Dec 20, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Closing date: 31 December 2011
Red Gate Residency is an international artists residency program providing artists, curators, writers, and academics with the opportunity to live and create work in China. Our objective is to provide facilities for artists to easily start their projects and offer a community in which they can participate as much as they like. As a member of RES ARTIS, the International Association of Residential Arts Centers, we are committed to the promotion of multicultural arts dialogue within an immersion setting. Red Gate assists all participants to connect with the art scene, meet local Chinese artists and to source art materials. We provide the necessary support and encouragement to help you get the most out of your stay here. We help get you settled, show you around, tell you where to buy the best Peking Duck, which part of the Great Wall not to go to, and where and when the latest openings are. All residents are invited to Red Gate Gallery events, including private dinners after the openings.Find more details here.
by Carole Epp | Dec 19, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Want to let Josh know how awesome his work is? You can contact him @ [email protected]
Please don’t spam him, just send him some clay love : )
by Carole Epp | Dec 17, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
by Carole Epp | Dec 15, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Submissions open to all clay-predicated artwork. Kirkland Arts Center is proud to present the fourth installment of its biennial contemporary ceramics exhibition, Clay? IV.
Juried by University of Washington, School of Art Professors Doug Jeck, Jamie Walker, and Akio Takamori, Clay? IV explores the multifariousness of clay as a medium of expression. Showcasing a range of sizes, scales, subject matter, and techniques, the artwork of this exhibition is both a testament to the enduring legacy of clay and to the future of the field.
No submission fee!
Kirkland Arts Center provides insurance for all artwork while exhibited at the KAC Gallery, but does not cover shipping costs or shipping insurance. Artwork must be distributed to KAC by the artist or through a mail carrier such as FedEx or DHL. All shipping costs are the responsibility of the artist.
Deadline for Entries: Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Website link to entry: http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1122093-kpTQlzQtwg
Calendar: Acceptance emails sent to artists: Last week of January/First week of February 2012
Exhibition Dates: March 26 – May 19, 2012
Opening Reception: Friday, March 30, 2012
Installation Dates: March 24 – March 25, 2012
Deinstallation Dates: May 20 – May 21, 2012
Kirkland Arts Center is located in Kirkland, Washington.
by Carole Epp | Dec 12, 2011 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Made for Each Other
A show of functional vessels in pairs & sets
February 4 – February 29, 2012
Juried by Adero Kai Willard
Juror’s Biography: An MFA graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Willard’s pottery contains a depth of layers and colors, reminiscent of fabric swatches, tapestries, and nature. She has been a visiting artist at many arts institutions, the most recent being the Chautauqua Institute in NY. After finishing a Salad Days winter residency at the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts, where she created over 500 plates for Watershed’s annual summer fundraiser, Willard has gone on to exhibit at Crafts Boston in 2010-11, the Smithsonian Craft Show in DC, and the Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield, MA.
CALENDAR:
December 15, 2011: Application deadline (must ARRIVE by 5pm this day)
December 22, 2011: Notification begins via email
January 16 – 25, 2012: Work arrives at gallery
February 4, 2012 – 6-8 PM: Opening Reception
February 29, 2012: Exhibition closes
ELIGIBILITY:
• Open to residents of the 50 United States and DC.
• Submitted work produced within the last two years.
• Work must be made primarily of clay and size may not exceed 30 inches in any dimension or 15 pounds in weight.
RULES:
• Artists are invited to submit work that creates, challenges, redefines, or emphasizes the relationship between functional vessel forms in pairs or in sets.
• Applicants may enter 3-5 pairs or sets
• All exhibited work MUST BE FOR SALE.
• Retail price must be under $500/pair or set.
• Specific piece(s) accepted MUST be available for entire exhibition. We will exhibit NO substitute pieces.
• Work will be disqualified if it is not the same piece that was accepted or if it displays poor craftsmanship.
• Work must arrive in time for the opening.
ENTRY FEE:
• $30 for three entries, non-refundable check or money order made payable to Studio 550. Please don’t send cash.
• Applicants may submit up to two more entries for $10 each (i.e. 5 entries for $50, 4 entries for $40)
COMMISSION:
A 35% commission will be collected on all sales.
Visit the website to Download the application form.
Studio 550
P.O. Box 3638
Manchester, NH 03105-3638
For additional information or questions, contact: Monica Leap
Gallery Director
603.759.0466
[email protected]
